Chuck Tolbert's (allstar123) Blog

  So often I hear from clients that purchased homes in the past that the reason that they did not hire a home inspector is that they were told the home is being sold as is and WYSIWYG.  Perhaps this may be true, but would it not be nice to know on what you don't see is what your also getting?  Is...

  No matter what your marketing skills are or how good your staff is if you don't have the communication skills and finesse to work with all kinds of people then you may be in the wrong business if your in anything dealing with the housing industry from real estate agents, mortgage brokers, home ...

Well chalk up another one for the books.. I did an inspection the other day and both the seller and buyer were present along with their respective agents.  That in itself is ok, it has happened before but normally the agents chit chat, the buyer follows me around and the seller makes themselves a...

  Upon occasion I am asked to come into a brokers office to be part of a first time buyers seminar. Here the broker has a captive audience of first time buyers that he introduces to the mortgage process, the closing process and the home inspection process.  The question that I have is why more an...

Too often I when I am inspecting a home I ask myself what was the homeowner thinking when they did that or had it done.  Sometimes in an effort to cut costs in getting the home ready to sell they take short cuts that cost them more money in the long run.  It is often better not to do the repair t...

Too often I when I am inspecting a home I ask myself what was the homeowner thinking when they did that or had it done.  Sometimes in an effort to cut costs in getting the home ready to sell they take short cuts that cost them more money in the long run.  It is often better not to do the repair t...

In today's market and even in yesterdays market a sellers inspection can help sell the house.  Have you ever had a home that you were about to close on only to have the deal fall apart after a home inspection was done because of surprise defects that the seller was not aware of.  How about having...

  Below I will list some of the 10 most common defects that are found in a home. This list was compiled by NACHI in 2006 and is reprinted within their guidelines and further details and actural pictures can be found on the NACHI web site. Foundations clearance to grade: Grade is brought up too fa...

Hello, have you been in a situation or know an agent that has stated or have you felt that the inspector "killed the deal"?  or did the house kill the deal?  Lets go over the difference by asking what is the inspectors job? Is his job to write up the issues of the home which include structual, pl...

Every week I am asked should a home inspection be done?  I ask this would you purchase a car without having someone look at it besides you more importantly would you have a professional look at it.  A home purchase is one of the largest investments a person will make in their life time. Not only ...